2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:San Diego Toreros
Conference:West Coast Conference
Short Conf:WCC
Record:3–5
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Steve Lavin
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Justin Hutson
Ac1 Year:1st
Asst Coach2:Earl Watson
Ac2 Year:1st
Asst Coach3:John Moore
Ac3 Year:3rd
Asst Coach4:Patrick Sandle
Ac4 Year:3rd
Stadium:Jenny Craig Pavilion

The 2024–25 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represents the University of San Diego during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros, led by third-year head coach Steve Lavin, play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2023–24 season 18–15, 7–9 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the second round, before losing to Santa Clara in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kevin Patton Jr. 0 G 6'8" 197 Freshman Transferred to USC[1]
Wayne McKinney III 3 G 6'0" 190 Junior Transferred to San Diego State[2]
Deuce Turner 4 G 6'2" 185 Junior Transferred to UCSB
Kollen Murphy 8 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Walk-on; left the team
PJ Hayes 21 F 6'6" 215 Senior Graduate transferred to Rutgers[3]
Jimmy Oladokun Jr. 23 F 6'9" 220 Freshman Transferred to Rice

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
KJay Bradley 0 G 6'1" 175 Junior San Diego City College
Colby Brooks 14 F 6'7" 215 Senior Walk-on; Gonzaga[4]
Kody Clouet 21 G 6'5" 210 Senior Southeastern Oklahoma State[5]

2025 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: San Diego transfer wing Kevin Patton Jr. commits to USC. On3.com. Joe. Tipton. May 20, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  2. News: SDSU basketball gets commitment from veteran guard to replace Lamont Butler. The San Diego Union-Tribune. Mark. Zeigler. May 2, 2024. September 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240613141025/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/05/02/sdsu-basketball-gets-commitment-from-veteran-guard-to-replace-lamont-butler/. June 13, 2024. live.
  3. News: Why sharpshooter PJ Hayes ‘fell in love’ with Rutgers, chose to transfer to Scarlet Knights. NJ.com. Brian. Fonseca. May 22, 2024. September 23, 2024. https://archive.today/20240522224442/https://www.nj.com/rutgersbasketball/2024/05/why-sharpshooter-pj-hayes-fell-in-love-with-rutgers-chose-to-transfer-to-scarlet-knights.html?outputType=amp. May 22, 2024. live.
  4. News: Former Gonzaga walk-on Colby Brooks transferring to San Diego. The Spokesman-Review. Theo. Lawson. September 19, 2024. September 23, 2024. https://archive.today/20240923201608/https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/sep/19/former-gonzaga-walk-on-colby-brooks-transferring-t/. September 23, 2024. live.
  5. News: Kody Clouet will continue his college career at San Diego. USbasket.com. May 14, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule . September 23, 2024 . usdtoreros.com.